Monday, 5 July 2021, 12:05 pm
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is encouraging
all farmers and growers affected by flooding in Canterbury
to apply for support from a new $4 million
fund.
Applications will open this week for the
expanded Canterbury Flood Recovery Fund, which was set up to
support the region’s recovery from a one in 200-year
rainfall event.
“This financial support will help
flood-affected farmers and growers across Canterbury to get
back on their feet as quickly as possible,” says MPI’s
Deputy Director-General of Agriculture and Investment
Services Karen Adair.
“The clean-up task ahead of
primary producers is massive and some are facing significant